Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Photography
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Photography | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| Art Foundation | ||
| ARTS 1313 & ARTS 1314 & ARTS 1315 | W.A.S.H. - 2D and W.A.S.H. - 3D and W.A.S.H. - Lecture | 9 |
| ARTS 1316 | Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 2313 | Foundations In Digital Art | 3 |
| BFA Core | ||
| ARTS 1303 | Art History Survey I 1 | 3 |
| ARTS 2375 | Photographic Concepts | 3 |
| ARTS 2317 | Life Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTS 3305 | Painting I | 3 |
| ARTS 3310 | Printmaking | 3 |
| or ARTS 3307 | Performance and Video Art | |
| ARTS 3318 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| or ARTS 3320 | Ceramics I | |
| ARTS 3385 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| Major | ||
| ARTS 2365 | Photographic Visualization | 3 |
| ARTS 2370 | Digital Photography I | 3 |
| ARTS 3364 | Photography Seminar | 3 |
| ARTS 3368 | Studio Practices I (Junior) | 3 |
| ARTS 3374 | Alternative Photo Processes | 3 |
| ARTS 4372 | Photographic Narratives | 3 |
| ARTS 4373 | Contemporary Issues in Pho | 3 |
| ARTS 4381 | History of Photography | 3 |
| Select nine hours from: | 9 | |
| The Photographic Digital Print | ||
| Digital Photography II | ||
| Web Site Development | ||
| Special Topic | ||
| Advanced Studio | ||
| Studio Practices II | ||
| Human Form: A Photographc Stdy | ||
| ARTS 4315 | Professional Practices in Art | 3 |
| ARTS 4385 | Art Since 1945 | 3 |
| Advanced Art Electives | 3 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | ARTS 1303 also satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area V (Creative Arts). |
BFA Requirements
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in ARTS courses to graduate with a BFA.
The BFA Portfolio Review is the Department of Art’s process of review and evaluation before admitting students into any of the department’s Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.
Students who wish to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design, Studio Art, Computer Animation, or Photography must pass the department's BFA Portfolio Review.
The semester after completion of the Art Foundation courses, BFA majors are required to participate in the BFA Portfolio Review.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art Foundation | ||
| ARTS 1313 | W.A.S.H. - 2D | 3 |
| ARTS 1314 | W.A.S.H. - 3D | 3 |
| ARTS 1315 | W.A.S.H. - Lecture | 3 |
| ARTS 1316 | Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 2313 | Foundations In Digital Art | 3 |
For more information on the BFA Portfolio Review please go to http://www.shsu.edu/academics/art/review/.
Graphic Design students must first pass the BFA Portfolio Review in order to be eligible for the Graphic Design Portfolio Review. After passing the BFA Portfolio Review, students who wish to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design must take the Graphic Design Portfolio Review the semester they are enrolled in Typography (ARTS 3322).
Some, but not all, of the upper-level studio art courses may be taken more than once for credit. Courses listed more than once in the degree plan are repeatable.
Not all art courses are offered each semester. Consult an academic advisor and the Schedule of Classes before registration.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area II | 3 | Component Area I | 3 |
| ARTS 1313 | 3 | Component Area III | 4 |
| ARTS 1314 | 3 | ARTS 1316 | 3 |
| ARTS 1315 | 3 | ARTS 2313 | 3 |
| ARTS 2365 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area I | 3 | Component Area VI | 3 |
| Component Area VI | 3 | Component Area IX | 1 |
| ARTS 2317 | 3 | ARTS 13031 | 3 |
| ARTS 2375 | 3 | ARTS 2370 | 3 |
| ARTS 3318 or 3320 | 3 | ARTS 3305 | 3 |
| ARTS 3307 or 3310 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area III | 4 | Component Area IV | 3 |
| ARTS 3364 | 3 | Component Area VII | 3 |
| ARTS 3385 | 3 | ARTS 3368 | 3 |
| Advanced Art Electives | 3 | ARTS 4372 | 3 |
| Advanced Photography Electives2 | 3 | ARTS 4373 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area VIII | 3 | Component Area VII | 3 |
| ARTS 3374 | 3 | Component Area IX | 3 |
| ARTS 4385 | 3 | ARTS 4315 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 | ARTS 4381 | 3 |
| Advanced Photography Electives2 | 3 | Advanced Photography Electives2 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | ARTS 1303 also satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area V (Creative Arts). |
| 2 | Select from the following Advanced Photography Electives : ARTS 3360 ,ARTS 3370, ARTS 3375 ARTS 4019, ARTS 4311, ARTS 4368, ARTS 4371. |
